This piece is a collection of field recordings of natural sounds including peacocks in Portugal, genuine laughter, and arbitrary human conversation. Most of the audio is intentionally raw and minimally altered. It evolves into a lyrical portion that encapsulates the main messages of the piece - those main messages conveying a desire to not think so much about the things I create — I’d like to simply sing and connect with my roots. I want to find grounding in the natural world, the music that exists in authentic human interaction, and in the places I call home.

The title reflects that: “Singh” is a common last name of the Indian diaspora and the last name of one of my best friends who’s laugher inspired this piece. I especially chose the name becauseof its homophony with the verb “sing” — a verb I love dearly.

Final Assignment for “Electroacoustic Composition” course at NYU Prague taught by Eric Rozenveig and Matouš Hejl